regulations to govern the State Disaster Identification Team. The regulations

must include, without limitation:

1. Guidelines

for the Chief to:

(a) Assign

persons to positions on the State Disaster Identification Team; and

(b) Determine

which members of the State Disaster Identification Team may be activated

pursuant to NRS 414.270.

2. Provisions

governing the organization, administration and operation of the State Disaster

Identification Team.

3. The compensation, if any, to be paid by

the Department to a member of the State Disaster Identification Team who is

activated pursuant to NRS 414.270.

(Added to NRS by 1997, 3258; A 1999, 1251, 3123; 2001, 2608)

BROADCASTERS AND EMERGENCY BROADCASTERS

NRS 414.310 Broadcasters: Development of plans for emergency response. Broadcasters in this State shall, in

cooperation with the Division of Emergency Management of the Department of

Public Safety and the Nevada Broadcasters Association or its successor

organization, develop comprehensive, coordinated plans for preparing for and

responding appropriately to an emergency or disaster.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 498)

NRS 414.320 Training and certification of first response broadcasters;

requirements for training programs; state and local governmental agencies

required to allow first response broadcasters access to areas affected by

emergency or disaster for certain purposes.

1. The Nevada Broadcasters Association or

its successor organization, the Nevada State Cable Telecommunications

Association or its successor organization, any member of the Nevada State Cable

Telecommunications Association or its successor organization and any other

provider of emergency broadcasts, including, without limitation, a provider who

uses emerging technologies, may establish a program for training and certifying

broadcast engineers and technical personnel as first response broadcasters.

Each program established pursuant to this subsection must:

(a) Be consistent with federal law and

guidelines;

(b) Provide training and education concerning

restoring, repairing and resupplying any facilities and equipment of a

broadcaster in an area affected by an emergency or disaster; and

(c) Provide training and education concerning the

personal safety of a first response broadcaster in an area affected by an

emergency or disaster.

2. To the extent practicable and

consistent with not endangering public safety or inhibiting recovery efforts,

state and local governmental agencies shall allow a first response broadcaster

access to an area affected by an emergency or disaster for the purpose of

restoring, repairing or resupplying any facility or equipment critical to the

ability of a broadcaster to acquire, produce and transmit essential emergency-

or disaster-related public information programming, including, without

limitation, repairing and maintaining transmitters and transporting fuel for

generators.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 498)

NRS 414.330 Priority for distribution of equipment, supplies or facilities

in area affected by emergency or disaster. To

the extent practicable and consistent with not endangering public safety,

during an emergency or disaster, a broadcaster or first response broadcaster in

an area affected by the emergency or disaster must be given priority for the

distribution of fuel, food, water and any other equipment, supplies or

facilities over all persons other than persons who provide essential emergency

services, health care and utility restoration services.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 498)

NRS 414.340 Confiscation of equipment, supplies or facilities from

broadcaster or emergency broadcaster. To

the extent practicable and consistent with not endangering public safety, the

emergency powers conferred upon the Governor and upon the executive heads or

governing bodies of the political subdivisions of this State must not be

construed to allow the confiscation of vehicles, fuel, food, water or any other

equipment, supplies or facilities from a broadcaster or first response

broadcaster if the broadcaster or first response broadcaster adequately

documents that the equipment, supplies or facilities will be used to enable the

broadcast of essential emergency- or disaster-related public information

programming in an area affected by an emergency or disaster.

(Added to NRS by 2009, 498)

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